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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)03 April 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Societe Generale London Branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p Ordinary Date of dealing 02 April 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 40,192 0.003(2) Derivatives (other than options) 57,000 0.005(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 40,192 0.003 57,000 0.005 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per Unit Purchase 1580 52.62 Purchase 1580 52.67 Purchase 154 53.25 Purchase 160 53.27 Purchase 155 53.28 Purchase 219 53.36 Purchase 438 53.37 Purchase 219 53.37 Purchase 151 53.44 Purchase 151 53.47 Purchase 154 53.51 Purchase 3677 53.54 Purchase 163 53.55 Purchase 152 53.56 Purchase 151 53.59 Purchase 3156 53.60 Purchase 178 53.62 Total Purchase 12438 Sale 3160 52.62 Sale 876 53.37 Sale 3677 53.54 Sale 3677 53.54 Sale 1048 53.60 Total Sale 12438 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 03 April 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto plcNature of connection (Note 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto